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US-2019170431-A1 · Jun 6, 2019 · US
Cabinet assembly of an appliance
US10697699B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10697699-B2 |
| Application number | US-201816180948-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Priority date | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Publication date | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2020 |
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A cabinet for an appliance, such as a refrigerated appliance, includes a cabinet wrapper, a trim breaker operably coupled to the cabinet wrapper and defining an interface, and load transfer bracket operably coupled to the interface. Structural loading stresses are transferred to the load transfer bracket at the interface.
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What is claimed is: 1. A cabinet for a refrigerating appliance, comprising: a metal cabinet wrapper; a liner disposed within the metal cabinet wrapper; a plastic trim breaker including a plurality of spaced flanges operably coupled to the metal cabinet wrapper and defining an interface; and a load transfer bracket assembly including a plurality of spaced load transfer brackets operably coupled to the metal cabinet wrapper and to the plastic trim breaker wherein the load tran…
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- What does patent US10697699B2 cover?
- A cabinet for an appliance, such as a refrigerated appliance, includes a cabinet wrapper, a trim breaker operably coupled to the cabinet wrapper and defining an interface, and load transfer bracket operably coupled to the interface. Structural loading stresses are transferred to the load transfer bracket at the interface.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Whirlpool Co
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H02B13/02. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Jun 30 2020 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 11 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).